[AISWorld] Fully funded Ph.D position in Computer Science (3 years) at the ArTe-Lab University of Insubria and University of Pavia (Italy)

[Gabriele Piccoli]

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Ph.D position - Computer Science, Pattern Recognition, Text Analysis 
and Computer Vision
Varese, Italy
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A fully funded Ph.D position in Computer Science (3 years) is 
currently available at the ArTe-Lab [1] research laboratory of the 
University of Insubria.

Location: Varese/Pavia, Italy
Starting: January 1st 2014
Deadline for application: September 15th 2013

User generated content (UGC) and online reviews are increasingly 
multimedia, combining text, images and video. Early exemplars include 
the ability to post pictures to review sites such as TripAdvisor, 
image-focused user generated content such as Pinterest pins and 
Tumblr posts. These systems enable users and customers to convey 
product and experience information visually, highlighting the 
important features of objects or services with greater immediacy than 
text alone.

The funding for this Ph.D position is for research that focuses on 
the analysis and the processing of multimedia UGC and reviews. The 
candidate will investigate  the synergic application of pattern 
recognition, text analysis and computer vision techniques to analyze 
the content of multimedia reviews associated with commercial 
products/services and multimedia UGC on social media platforms.

The candidates should:
* hold a relevant degree in Computer Science or Mathematics;
* have experience programming with at least one of the following 
languages: C++, Java, Matlab.
* knowledge of R is a plus

Contacts:
Ignazio Gallo, Director ArTe-Lab (Varese, Italy): ignazio.gallo at uninsubria.it
Gabriele Piccoli, Information Systems Group, Unipv (Pavia, Italy): 
gabriele.piccoli at unipv.it

[1] The ArTe-Lab (Applied Recognition Technology Laboratory - 
<http://artelab.dicom.uninsubria.it/>http://artelab.dicom.uninsubria.it/ 
) research laboratory is conducted by both the University of Insubria 
and 7Pixel srl to promote the development and the transfer of new 
technologies in advanced services for the Web. The research group 
hosts both researchers on Computer Science and computer scientists 
with strong experience in software engineering.